Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 6.18.18

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खरोष्ट्राकारवदना रक्तमेदोवसासवाः ।
दिगन्तरविहारिण्यः शरीरावयवस्रजः ॥ १८ ॥

kharoṣṭrākāravadanā raktamedovasāsavāḥ |
digantaravihāriṇyaḥ śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ || 18 ||

The Matres having their faces as those of asses and camels, rove at great distances from him; and are fond of feeding on the flesh and fat, and drinking the red hot blood of bodies as their wine. They have the fragments and members of dead bodies, hanging about their persons as strings of pearls.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.18.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kharoshtra, Akaravat, Ana, Rakta, Meda, Asava, Digantara, Viharini, Shariravayava, Sraj, Sraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.18.18). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “kharoṣṭrākāravadanā raktamedovasāsavāḥ ”
kharoṣṭrā -
kharoṣṭra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākāravad -
ākāravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ākāravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anā* -
ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
rakta -
rakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
medo -
meda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

medā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mad (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√mad (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mad (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√med (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uvasā -
√vas (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single]

√vas (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single]
asavāḥ -
asava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “digantaravihāriṇyaḥ śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ ”
digantara -
digantara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vihāriṇyaḥ -
vihāriṇī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śarīrāvayava -
śarīrāvayava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
srajaḥ -
sraj (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sraj (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sraj (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sraja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]